ICYMI
Can Benchmarking Save Energy?
How Knowledge Can Save Power
#ICYMI The Friends of Benchmarking hit the ground running this year with an event where building benchmarking was put front and center — and now we know it can save energy. A multimedia account replete with speaker presentations has been posted. Live Twitter coverage from the Event...
Just introduced Knowledge Saves Power panel about NYC Benchmarking Law. Adam Hinge keynoting now
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Just introduced Knowledge Saves Power panel about NYC Benchmarking Law. Adam Hinge keynoting now
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Benchmarking law has elevated discussion about energy use in real estate circles & raised awareness about wide performance spectrum, A Hinge
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Do we have the right metrics for building energy usage? A work in progress now, A. Hinge
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Media asking, what is a green building? How to rank buildings with big data center use? One ranking # does not cover all structures, Hinge
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
What is impact of Local Law 84? Good? Bad? Could it be Better? Bigger?
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Good data visualization will have real value, starting with public understanding? Might also need a tenant energy rating. A. Hinge
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Benchmarking Roundtable begins, Mike Bobker, Conor Laver, Ari Frankel, Jonathan Flaherty, A. Hinge, Jonathan Bowles moderates
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Rise in energy use awareness in NYC multifamily building sector, C. Laver & rise in energy efficiency efforts, from a base of inefficiency
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Energy Star ratings not based on NYC building types & use. Need ratings more NYC specific to be a powerful metric A. Fleischer
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
What makes data 'actionable', what turns it into information that means something to stimulate energy efficiency & enhanced policy. M Bobker
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Don't forget, change takes time & we ARE seeing uptake on energy behavior A Hinge
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Class A office buildings, easier energy improvements have been done, different dynamics in other kinds of buildings/residentials J Flaherty
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Energy efficiency upgrades in residential sector hampered by lack of understanding by tenants & time to focus, must concentrate on landlords
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Owners control 70% of energy in NYC residential buildings, find ways to help them understand just how much they are using, C Laver
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Tenants who are least-likely to afford energy waste, are most likely to live in energy-burdened building, a public policy issue, M Bobker
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Next steps, suggestions for de Blasio administration on benchmarking?
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Need adequate staff & funding, need better residential building metrics, need data oversight to improve accuracy & understanding,
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
NY policy? do what California does, require energy performance info in all property transactions, C Laver
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014
Green home mortgages -- a work in progress - ICYMI http://t.co/R7NCWHdmJ5
— Sallan Foundation (@Sallan_Found) January 23, 2014